Happy Halloween and...

Happy Nine Months!!!

Hudson was "officially" nine months old on November 4th, just shortly after Halloween. He is SO much fun these days!


On Halloween we decided he was still a bit too young to trick or treat. So, he hung out at the house with my parents and us handing out candy! He did such a good job.


Shortly after the festivities, on November 5th, Hudson had his nine month check up. Here are his monthly stats...

Height (length): 26.6 inches (5%tile)
Weight: 16 lbs and 13 ounces (4%tile)
Head circumference: 43 cm (4%tile)


Eating habits: He loves to eat! We have finally got him to eat meat, although he is still a little particular. He will eat "Earth's Best" brand chicken with sweet potatoes, turkey with harvest squash, and turkey with mixed vegetables. He is also enjoyed all of the varieties of the 2nd and 3rd foods now. The options are plenty! Any combination of fruits you can imagine. He is eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner with us. Having baby food plus a bottle at each meal time. He has also been getting a bottle for a snack and before bed. After the visit with the Dr. we are going to try to take the snack bottle away. We replaced it today with rice cereal, Gerber veggie straw snacks, and some water. He wasn't sure about the veggie straws at first, but then he gobbled them up! His sippy cup has also become his new best friend. I personally think he's teething and just really likes chewing on the rubber. He could also have yogurt, 1/2 jar of baby food, etc. as his snack. The Dr. also told us to start trying some table foods. We have tried bananas, potatoes, and carrots. He was not very interested at all in eating them, just playing with them! We will have to keep trying though because the Dr. said only three more months and no more bottles. It's so hard to believe he will be a year old in only three months!!!

Toys: We pulled back out the bouncer that he wasn't fitting in before. He loves it! He bounces like crazy in it. He is slowly outgrowing his activity mat. He enjoys playing with pretty much any toy in sight. I have even caught him with dog toys and dog chews-YUCK! I though it I was going to have a problem with the dogs taking his toys, but it seems we have the opposite.


Movement: He is moving like crazy now. He is sitting up full time and that's how he prefers to be most of the time. He can move from sitting up to his belly. And it's official....HE'S CRAWLING! At first Cody or myself would entice him with a toy. Now he is just everywhere. We have also said goodbye to his infant bath tub. He is sitting in the bath tub like a big boy now, and he loves the water and bath toys.


Teeth: Still no teeth (which makes this table food thing a little trickier), but drooling and chewing non-stop still.

Sleep: He is getting between 10 and 12 hours of sleep each night. We are also lucky that he is still taking two naps a day. Usually 45 minutes-2 hours per nap.